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Elizabeth Holmes Portrayed as a Sort of Steve Jobs for The Life Sciences
Dec 15, 2014When we first reported on Elizabeth Holmes, the 30-year-old CEO of the secretive blood-testing firm Theranos, we hadn’t heard much about her. Now, she’s seemingly everywhere. A recent New Yorker article was likely the longest ...
Tags: Superstar, blood-testing, Health
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The FDA Has Approved a Non-Invasive Test for Colorectal Cancer
Aug 15, 2014People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
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People Who Use Tobacco Will Be Able to Charge up to 50 Percent More Than Non-Smokers
Jun 9, 2014People might think that the e- cigarette is a safe alternative to cigarettes , but that insurance companies do not agree . Age , geographic location , and three ares of other family size : in determining the premium of someone , use of ...
Tags: e-cigarette, cigarette, e cigarette
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Shares of Humana Went up as Estimates of The 2015 Payment Rate Reduction Estimates
Feb 28, 2014Shares of Humana, UnitedHealth, Aetna and others went up Monday as estimates of the 2015 payment rate reduction estimates appeared to land closer to 4 percent than to the initial expectations around 7 percent or even deeper. Shares of ...
Tags: Medicare reimbursement cuts, Health&Medicine, pay health plans
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Today's Headlines Include Continuing Coverage of Medicare Advantage Payment Rates
Feb 27, 2014Today's headlines include continuing coverage of Medicare Advantage payment rates, as well as a range of stories about the health law's Medicaid expansion and online insurance marketplaces. Kaiser Health News: Impact Of Medicare ...
Tags: Medicare Advantage, Obama Administration, Medicare Data, Obamacare
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Use of DNR Orders Differ Widely
Feb 27, 2014A new study disputes the effectiveness of mortality as a measure of the quality of care provided by hospitals to stroke patients. The paper - which was simultaneously presented today at the International Stroke Conference in San Diego and ...
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Use Of Telemedicine Can Reduce Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Residents
Feb 26, 2014Health Affairs: Use Of Telemedicine Can Reduce Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Residents And Generate Savings For Medicare Hospitalizations of nursing home residents are frequent and result in complications, morbidity, and Medicare ...
Tags: Telemedicine, Medicaid, Medicare Premium
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Today's Headlines Include Stories About The Health Law's Coverage Gap
Feb 25, 2014Today's headlines include stories about the health law's coverage gap. Kaiser Health News: Arkansas' Medicaid Experiment, Key To Obamacare Expansion, On Ropes Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "The Arkansas' ...
Tags: Kaiser Health, Health Law, ACA, CMS
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Half of The Accountable Care Organizations Slowed Spending But Few Met The Requirements
Feb 25, 2014In their first results of the heralded program -- which was set up in the health law -- federal officials say about half of the accountable care organizations slowed spending but few met the requirements to qualify for bonuses. Kaiser ...
Tags: Healthcare Delivery Reforms, reduce healthcare costs, Medicare
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Federal Officials Made The Emergency Payment to Verizon Terremark
Feb 8, 2014Politico reports that federal officials made the emergency payment to Verizon Terremark after discovering the federal website was unable to handle sufficient traffic. Also in the news, the Maryland House is scheduled to vote on legislation ...
Tags: Verizon Terremark, Health Exchange Bill, CMS, Millman and Meyers
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Medicare Is Trying to Crack Down on Habitual Overcharging by Some Doctors
Feb 8, 2014In the meantime, Medicare is trying to crack down on habitual overcharging by some doctors. The Washington Post: Doctors Cut From Medicare Advantage Networks Struggle With What To Tell Patients Thousands of primary-care doctors and ...
Tags: Medicare Advantage, Medicare patients, Marilyn B, habitual overcharging
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2.3 Million People Enrolled in Medicaid or The Children's Health Insurance Program
Jan 24, 2014WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- In December, 2.3 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program -- an increase of 20 percent from November, U.S. officials say. A report by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
Tags: CHIP, CMS, Medicaid coverage, healthcare market
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The Department of Health and Human Services Moves to Break up a Big Backlog
Jan 21, 2014The Department of Health and Human Services moves to break up a big backlog of Medicare claims appeals, with beneficiary hearings taking precedent. In the meantime, The Fiscal Times looks at overpayment in private Medicare Fee-For-Service ...
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One Insurer Is Beginning to Get a Handle on The Crush of Enrollment
Jan 20, 2014News outlets in California offer examples of companies that are giving new customers more time to pay their first month's premiums while in Connecticut, one insurer is beginning to get a handle on the crush of enrollment. Los Angeles ...
Tags: Insurers, Payment Deadlines for Customers, Health&Medicine
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The White House Has Tossed The Ball to Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning in New Ads
Jan 20, 2014After a month of marketing the federal exchange site as "not broken anymore," the White House has tossed the ball to Magic Johnson and Alonzo Mourning in new ads touting health insurance to begin running Thursday. Both men offered up their ...